Hammond Pond Parkway Reconstruction 25% Public Meeting

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by  Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

Hammond Pond Parkway Reconstruction
25% Public Meeting
Meeting Logistics
• Two ways to ask questions during the meeting​
• Raise your hand
• Use Q&A feature​
• You will have the opportunity to submit comments over the course of the
next four weeks at:
• DCR Public Comments​
https://www.mass.gov/forms/dcr-public-comments
• Please note that this meeting will be recorded; the recording will be a
public record​
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Governor
Charles D. Baker
Lieutenant Governor
Karyn E. Polito
Energy and Environmental Secretary
Kathleen A. Theoharides
Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner
Jim Montgomery
Project Team
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Project Proponent – Responsible for design process & construction
funding
City of Newton
Project Stakeholder – Responsible for coordination with public
outreach
BSC Group
Design Consultant – Roadway design, landscape architecture
and permitting
Project Location
PROJECT
LOCATION
Existing Parkway
• Existing roadway was built in 1934
• The roadway consists of two lanes in each
direction.
• Overall length is approximately one mile
• Roadway crosses over D Branch of the MBTA’s
Green Line on a single span bridge
• Three signalized intersections within project limits
• Coordination with MassDOT required for
modifications to bridge and minor improvements
at Route 9
• Limited sidewalks and bicycle accommodation
Project Goals
• Redesign Hammond Pond Parkway as a “complete
street” gem in the DCR parkway system
• Provide safe bicycle and pedestrian
accommodation along parkway via a twelve-foot
wide shared use path
• Provide two travel lanes from Beacon Street to The
Shoppes at Chestnut Hill driveway.
• Maintain existing travel lane configuration from
The Shoppes at Chestnut Hill driveway to Route 9
• Provide improved access to adjacent conservation
areas
• Construct landscaped buffer between roadway and
shared use path with extensive plantings
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